Angst as death toll in Adamawa bomb blast rises to 56

Chairman of Madagali Local Government, Yusuf Muhammed, on Friday said that a total of 56 persons had died following the suicide bombing which occurred in his local council in Adamawa while another 177 sustained various degrees of injuries.

He said the number of casualty could go up depending on how well the victims respond to treatment.

The figure of casualty showed an increase in the death toll from Friday’s suicide bombing in Adamawa

Yusuf Muhammed, Chairman, Madagali Local Government, who confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria in a telephone interview said 57 of the injured were critical and 120 minor.

He said the critically injured were rushed to Mubi General Hospital and Yola Specialists Hospital, while those that sustained minor injuries were treated and discharged .

Two female suicide bombers had struck at a local market in Madagali, Adamawa State, north-east Nigeria.